Apparently, one of the main military leaders Vladimir Putin arrested this week, because the Russian president intends to “purify” his line of traitors.
General Roman Gavrilov, deputy head of the national guard, was detained in the alleged purge of military and intelligence chiefs by the FSB state security service, according to sources cited by glass catinvestigative journalism group.
Russian troops have faced strong resistance from Ukraine since Moscow launched its invasion on February 24.
The US claims that at least 7,000 Russian troops have been killed so far.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that his troops had suffered some 1,300 casualties.
The loss and slow pace of the invasion will anger Putin, who this week denounced “traitors” in televised remarks.
“The Russian people are able to tell the difference between true patriots and trash and traitors, and spit it out like a fly in their mouth,” he told an online cabinet meeting.
“I believe that the natural and necessary self-purification of society will strengthen our country,” he added.
James Heappey, Britain’s Secretary of the Armed Forces, called Putin’s language “fanatic” and “extremely dangerous”.
“There is a desperation that can lead you to consider an action that we consider very dangerous,” Heappey said. Telegraph Thursday.
“I am deeply concerned about his state of mind and how desperate he is.”
event with Kremlin they are evidence of “real contention” at the top of Russia’s high command, he added.
Russia extending its missile attack to Lviv in the west Ukrainewhen British intelligence services suggested an invasion Putin made only “minimal progress” this week.
Speaking to the media on Friday morning, Heappey said the early morning raid on the city, which was packed with people sheltering in other parts of Ukraine, showed that Russia was expanding its offensive.
Andriy Sadovyi, the mayor of Lviv, said several missiles hit a military aircraft repair facility near the city’s international airport and also damaged a bus repair station.
Shootings also continued around the capital, Kyiv, as the number of refugees thought to have fled exceeded 3.4 million.
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